MLB Baseball Matchups

Major League Baseball

MATCHUP

Houston Astros at Washington Nationals

Stats:	Overall \| Home/Away \| Grass \| Today's Starters \| Bullpens \| Starting Staffs
Records:	Umpire: N/A \| Last 5 \| Last 10 \| After Win \| After Loss
Teams:	Houston Astros \| Washington Nationals

Summary

6:45 PM ET	W/L	Units	H	A	O/U	RL W/L	RL Units
Houston	6-14	-10.38	4-9	2-5	8-11-1	7-13	-6.07
Washington	8-10	4.63	2-4	6-6	8-10-0	11-7	3.93

Live Odds | All Odds

	Home	Away	O/U
Opening line	148	-176	9 -109
FanDuel	148	-176	9 -105
Westgate	OFF	OFF	OFF
Wynn	OFF	OFF	OFF

Best home line	Best road line	Recent line moves

Recent Trends

Houston:	HOU are 2-9 in their last 11 Fri. games. HOU are 2-7 in their last 9 overall. HOU are 2-7 in their last 9 games on grass.
Washington:	Under is 9-3 in WAS last 12 overall. Under is 9-3 in WAS last 12 on grass. Under is 8-3 in WAS last 11 games as an underdog.
Head to Head:	HOU are 9-20 in the last 29 meetings.

Starters | In-Depth | Starting Staffs

Overall	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
Justin Verlander (R) MacKenzie Gore (L)	0-0 2-0	0-0 2-1	0.0 16.0	0 14	0.00 1.19	0.00 2.81	0.0 3.3	0.0 3.7	0-0 1-2
Last 3	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
Justin Verlander (R) MacKenzie Gore (L)	0-0 2-0	0-0 2-1	0.0 16.0	0 14	0.00 1.19	0.00 2.81	0.0 3.3	0.0 3.7	0-0 1-2

Bullpens | In-Depth

	Total			Available
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
HOU	69.1	1.40	5.06	69.1	1.40	5.06
Last 3	24.2	1.42	4.74	24.2	1.42	4.74
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
WAS	63.2	1.49	3.11	63.2	1.49	3.11
Last 3	21.1	1.45	2.95	21.1	1.45	2.95

Umpire

	W/L	O/U	Runs	Str %	HR	P
N/A	-	-	-	-	-	-

Overall Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
HOU WAS	6-14 8-10	8-11 8-10	.267 .227	5.24 4.39
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
HOU WAS	.264 .246	.274 .196	5.05 5.25	5.47 3.11

Home/Away Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
HOU WAS	2-5 2-4	4-3 2-4	.234 .207	7.47 4.83
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
HOU WAS	.228 .209	.247 .206	11.62 5.79	4.63 3.38

Last 10 | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
HOU WAS	3-7 6-4	6-4 3-7	.279 .234	6.57 3.09
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
HOU WAS	.255 .245	.336 .217	8.93 3.67	4.53 2.16

Series Game Records

HOU	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	1-5 1-5 3-3 1-1	0-4 0-1 1-0 1-0	1-1 1-4 2-3 0-1
WAS	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	2-4 4-2 2-4 0-0	1-0 1-1 0-4 0-0	1-4 3-1 2-0 0-0

Stadium

Nationals Park
Wind (MPH)	0-10	10-20	20+
Over/Under	2-3	0-1	0-0

Injuries

Houston Astros

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
No injuries to report.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
Bennett Sousa	RP	out for season - Shoulder - 4/6/24	Sousa has wound up on the 60-day injured list after surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome, and he will miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
Penn Murfee	SP	Mid July - Elbow - 4/4/24	Murfee has been shifted to the 60-day injured list while recuperating from Tommy John surgery, and he will be sidelined until sometime in July at the earliest.
Oliver Ortega	RP	Late July - Elbow - 4/9/24	Ortega has been posted to the 60-day injured list after having right elbow surgery, and he is expected to miss three to four months.
Kendall Graveman	RP	out for season - Shoulder - 3/28/24	Graveman is on the 60-day injured list while recovering from surgery on his right shoulder, and he will miss the entire 2024 season.
Luis Garcia	SP	Mid July - Elbow - 4/4/24	Garcia has been sent to the 60-day injured list recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, and he is not likely to make his season debut until the middle of July.
Lance McCullers Jr.	SP	Early July - Forearm - 3/28/24	McCullers has hit the 60-day injured list after having surgery to repair a flexor tendon in his right forearm, and he will remain idle until the beginning of July.
Framber Valdez	SP	Out indefinitely - Elbow - 4/9/24	Valdez has been designated for the 15-day injured list with soreness in his left elbow, and it is undetermined when he will return.
Jose Urquidy	SP	Out indefinitely - Forearm - 3/28/24	Urquidy will spend an undetermined length of time on the 15-day injured list with a forearm muscle strain.
Justin Verlander	SP	Prob Fri - Shoulder - 4/17/24	Verlander has been shuttled to the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder issue, but it is expected that he will make his season debut against the Nationals on Friday.

Washington Nationals

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
Keibert Ruiz	C	Out indefinitely - Illness - 4/15/24	Ruiz is on the 10-day injured list with an illness, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Stone Garrett	LF	Out indefinitely - Ankle - 4/3/24	Garrett has hit the 10-day injured list while recovering from left ankle reconstruction surgery, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date.
Victor Robles	CF	Late April - Hamstring - 4/12/24	Robles has been shifted to the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, and he is expected to be shut down until the end of April at the earliest.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
Cade Cavalli	SP	Mid June - Elbow - 3/26/24	Cavalli has been placed on the 60-day injured list while recovering from Tommy John surgery, and he is not expected to make his season debut until sometime in June.
Jose A. Ferrer	SP	Late May - Shoulder - 3/24/24	Ferrer has been assigned to the 60-day injured list due to a teres major strain in his left shoulder, and he is projected to miss at least two months.
Mason Thompson	SP	out for season - Elbow - 3/24/24	Thompson will miss the entire 2024 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and has landed on the 60-day injured list.
Josiah Gray	SP	Out indefinitely - Elbow - 4/9/24	Gray has been moved to the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain, and he will miss an extended period.

Recent Meetings

Date	Home/Away	H Starter	A Starter	Line	O/U
6/15/23	HOU 1 - WAS 4 x	C. Javier	M. Gore	-191/8	U
6/14/23	HOU 5 - WAS 4	F. Valdez	J. Gray	-234/7.5	O
6/13/23	HOU 6 - WAS 1	H. Brown	P. Corbin	-239/8.5	U
2022 Season
5/15/22	WAS 0 - HOU 8	P. Corbin	J. Verlander	171/8.5	U
5/14/22	WAS 13 - HOU 6	E. Fedde	C. Javier	117/8.5	O
5/13/22	WAS 1 - HOU 6	J. Gray	F. Valdez	135/8.5	U
2019 Season
10/30/19	HOU 2 - WAS 6	Z. Greinke	M. Scherzer	-136/7.5	O
10/29/19	HOU 2 - WAS 7	J. Verlander	S. Strasburg	-175/7	O
10/27/19	WAS 1 - HOU 7	J. Ross	G. Cole	201/8	P
10/26/19	WAS 1 - HOU 8	P. Corbin	J. Urquidy	-106/8.5	O
10/25/19	WAS 1 - HOU 4	A. Sanchez	Z. Greinke	134/8.5	U
10/23/19	HOU 3 - WAS 12	J. Verlander	S. Strasburg	-169/7	O
10/22/19	HOU 4 - WAS 5	G. Cole	M. Scherzer	-197/6.5	O
2017 Season
8/24/17	HOU 4 - WAS 5 x	D. Keuchel	S. Strasburg	-132/8	O
8/23/17	HOU 6 - WAS 1	M. Fiers	E. Jackson	-148/9.5	U
8/22/17	HOU 3 - WAS 4	C. Morton	T. Roark	-170/9	U
2014 Season
6/18/14	WAS 6 - HOU 5	G. Gonzalez	S. Feldman	-175/8	O
6/17/14	WAS 6 - HOU 5	T. Roark	D. Keuchel	-150/7.5	O
4/30/14	HOU 0 - WAS 7	B. Oberholtzer	J. Zimmermann	129/8	U
4/29/14	HOU 3 - WAS 4	J. Cosart	G. Gonzalez	127/8.5	U

Houston: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
4/17/24	ATL 4-5 x	119/9.5	L/U	.802	.250	J. France	5.0	M. Fried	5.0
4/16/24	ATL 2-6	-105/9.5	L/U	.632	.206	H. Brown	6.0	R. Lopez	6.0
4/15/24	ATL 1-6	106/10.5	L/U	.524	.219	S. Arrighetti	4.0	D. Vines	4.2
4/14/24	TEX 8-5	-111/8.5	W/O	1.001	.303	C. Javier	7.0	N. Eovaldi	6.0
4/13/24	TEX 9-2	-129/9	W/O	.992	.368	R. Blanco	6.0	A. Heaney	3.2
4/12/24	TEX 8-12	-121/9	L/O	.909	.297	J. France	4.0	D. Dunning	5.0
4/11/24	@ KC 3-13	-121/8.5	L/O	.819	.289	H. Brown	0.2	B. Singer	5.0
4/10/24	@ KC 2-11	-119/9.5	L/O	.679	.250	S. Arrighetti	3.0	S. Lugo	6.0
4/9/24	@ KC 3-4 x	-113/8.5	L/U	.652	.295	C. Javier	5.1	C. Ragans	5.0
4/8/24	@ TEX 10-5	113/10	W/O	.879	.297	B. Henley	0.1	A. Heaney	3.2

Washington: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
4/17/24	@ LAD 2-0	196/10	W/U	.515	.138	J. Irvin	6.0	L. Knack	5.0
4/16/24	@ LAD 2-6	239/9.5	L/U	.548	.188	P. Corbin	6.1	K. Hurt	2.0
4/15/24	@ LAD 6-4	360/8.5	W/O	.785	.229	M. Parker	5.0	T. Glasnow	5.0
4/14/24	@ OAK 6-7	128/8	L/O	.970	.333	T. Williams	5.1	A. Wood	4.1
4/13/24	@ OAK 3-1	-123/7.5	W/U	.773	.278	M. Gore	5.0	J. Boyle	5.0
4/12/24	@ OAK 1-2 x	119/8	L/U	.661	.229	J. Irvin	6.0	P. Blackburn	6.1
4/10/24	@ SF 1-7	181/8.5	L/U	.476	.143	P. Corbin	5.2	J. Hicks	6.0
4/9/24	@ SF 5-3	174/8.5	W/U	.672	.235	J. Adon	4.0	K. Harrison	6.0
4/8/24	@ SF 8-1	193/7.5	W/O	.826	.278	T. Williams	5.0	B. Snell	3.0
4/7/24	PHI 3-2	137/7.5	W/U	.624	.250	M. Gore	5.2	C. Sanchez	4.1

Abbreviations Legend